RC Central grad who was Noem intern turned away at UNM

After students of color holding tickets were denied entry to an event sponsored by an extreme white wing group Rapid City Central graduate and Republican former intern for then-US Representative Kristi Noem, Tomi Lahren was driven from the University of New Mexico Student Union Building’s Ballroom B. Lahren is a white supremacist who was booked to speak on the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month at a predominantly Hispanic-serving institution in a state where the hate group New Mexico Civil Guard abandoned lawful protest and started shooting protesters. 

UNM schedulers expected protests but booked Lahren anyway even knowing the decision would be seen as normalizing hate speech.

Students at the event, including speaker Juile Bettencourt, said that they will continue to protest at Turning Point-hosted events on campus and their presence at UNM. [Students of color denied entry at Turning Point event at UNM]

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— Daily Lobo (@DailyLobo) September 16, 2022

It's time to move on from the Big Lie. David Clements is not an election expert and people are getting tired of his baseless claims. Many Republicans are now ignoring him and have even cancelled some of his bogus presentations. #nmpol #grifter #getarealjob https://t.co/TSRClO1rGE

— ProgressNow New Mexico (@ProgressNowNM) September 9, 2022